The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

98 Jamie Coleman

Techno MDThe Turing Festival continued to add tech to the multi-arts melting pot that is Edinburgh during August. Securing a keynote speech from Apple’s Steve Wozniak alongside seminars, workshops and networking events, Coleman rounded off 2012 with a recent appointment as MD of Scottish digital start-up platform TechCube. (HN)

97 Alasdair Gray

Glasgow guru rejuvenatedAs well as bringing out every short story he’s written since 1951, the man dubbed ‘Glasgow’s Borges’ made a real mark on his own city with an expansive mural inside Hillhead station. And Gray’s artwork for the First Minister’s 2011 Christmas card was sold for £4800 at a charity auction. (BD)

96 Blythe Duff

Iron ladyThe TV star continued to demonstrate there’s more to her talents than fronting a certain long-running Glasgow-based crime drama, reviving her acclaimed role in David Harrower’s Good with People at the Fringe before delivering a breathtaking performance as a woman serving life for murder in Rona Munro’s Iron. (AR / Photo: Richard Campbell)

95 Silk Cut

Underground Glasgow DJsYou may have caught their multi-coloured, high-energy, synth-soaked, housey vibrations at the Sub Club or Old Hairdressers. Refreshingly and defiantly without an online presence, Silk Cut played Music Language, The List’s Hot 100 Party and Cry Parrot’s fifth birthday bash, and will release the Dinosaur L-echoing Golden Teacher (with Ultimate Thrush), Lovers’ Rights (with Hot 100 #82 Dam Mantle) plus an EP on Glasgow’s High Sheen in early 2013 (CS)

94 Lung Ha’s

Greek loveScotland’s only major theatre company providing opportunities for people with learning difficulties continued to impress in 2012 with an ambitious production of Antigone beautifully adapted by Adrian Osmond and featuring choreography by Janis Claxton. (AR)

92 Karen Dunbar

But seriously …While she remains best-known for her tragi-comic roles in the likes of Chewin’ the Fat, the actor with the most expressive nostrils in the business is increasingly attracting praise for her stage performances, this year delivering a revelatory turn as the embittered Rose in The Guid Sisters. (AR)

90 Andrew Fairlie

Two-star chefScotland’s most decorated chef saw his Gleneagles restaurant judged best in Britain by reaching No 1 in October’s Sunday Times Food List. He also picked up a top-five slot in the National Restaurant Awards Top Sustainable Restaurants. (DR)